MAPI Foundation Quarterly Forecast For U.S. Economic And Manufacturing Growth

A look at the overall outlook for the U.S. economy, with particular emphasis on the manufacturing sector, for 2016 and 2017. Highlights include the drivers of U.S. manufacturing growth and the challenges that restrain the industrial sectors from achieving a faster pace of growth.

Apr 12, 2016

A look at the overall outlook for the U.S. economy, with particular emphasis on the manufacturing sector, for 2016 and 2017. Highlights include the drivers of U.S. manufacturing growth and the challenges that restrain the industrial sectors from achieving a faster pace of growth.

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

January 31, 2023

Deep sea sponges and other creatures live on and among valuable manganese nodules like this one that could be mined from the seafloor.

Deep Seabed Mining Pits Renewable Energy Demand Against Ocean Life

January 17, 2023

A grocery store in Cheverly, Md., posts a sign to apologize for the increased price of their eggs, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

Soaring Egg Prices Put Pressure on Producers, Consumers

January 11, 2023

A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., on July 31, 2018. Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific to make sure a California company gets the grain it needs to prevent millions of chickens from starving while it works to recover from the recent bitter cold and snow. This is the second time in the past year regulators issued an emergency order related to delivery problems at Foster Farms as the railroad struggled with a shortage of crews.

Feds Say Railroad Must Deliver Grain to California Chickens

January 4, 2023

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

January 31, 2023

A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk and Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

Residents Kept Out as Air Checked Near Derailed Ohio Train

Black smoke billowed into the sky as crews released and burned vinyl chloride from five derailed tanker cars in danger of exploding.

February 7, 2023

Eggs are displayed on store shelves at a local grocery store in Chandler, Ariz., Jan. 21, 2023.

Egg Shortage Breeds Chicken-Feed Conspiracies

Poultry experts say there's no evidence for such claims.

February 6, 2023

Drone photo of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2023.

50-Car Train Derailment Causes Big Fire, Evacuations

Ohio's governor activated the National Guard.

February 6, 2023

This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.

Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project

It could boost U.S. energy security.

February 3, 2023

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol in Bismarck, April 10, 2020.

Air Force Opposes Chinese-Owned Corn Plant in North Dakota

The $700 million wet corn milling plant would be 12 miles from the Grand Forks Air Force Base.

February 2, 2023

Workers wearing face masks sew fabrics at a textile factory in Huimin county in east China's Shandong province on Oct. 25, 2022. Chinese factory activity rebounded in January from three months of contraction, adding to signs the world’s second-largest economy might be recovering from a painful slump, an official survey showed Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

Chinese Factory Activity Rebounds

This adds to signs the world’s second-largest economy might be recovering from a painful slump.

January 31, 2023

Refined tellurium is displayed at the Rio Tinto Kennecott refinery, May 11, 2022, in Magna, Utah.

Study Says World Has Enough Rare Earth Minerals to Fuel Green Energy Shift

Some people have worried that there won't be enough key minerals to make the switch.

January 30, 2023

Cartons of eggs on display at HarvesTime Foods, Chicago, Jan. 5, 2023.

Soaring Egg Prices Raise Questions About Price-Gouging

A senator asked the FTC to investigate whether prices have been improperly manipulated.

January 25, 2023

A worker looks at the Paris2024 Olympics Porte de la Chapelle Arena building site Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 in Paris.

Paris Rushing to Finish 2024 Olympics Construction Work

With just 18 months to go, finding steel is a problem.

January 25, 2023

A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018.

Railroad's Plan for Cutting Train Crews Put on Hold

The union representing conductors has long raised safety concerns about the proposal.

January 20, 2023

Deep sea sponges and other creatures live on and among valuable manganese nodules like this one that could be mined from the seafloor.

Deep Seabed Mining Pits Renewable Energy Demand Against Ocean Life

What's down there, and why should we care?

January 17, 2023

A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018.

Poultry Producer Says Grain Inventories Restored

The federal government had ordered Union Pacific Railroad to step up its shipments.

January 16, 2023

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Huge Rare Earth Elements Deposit Found in Arctic Sweden

It has more than 1 million tons of rare earth oxides.

January 12, 2023

A grocery store in Cheverly, Md., posts a sign to apologize for the increased price of their eggs, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

Soaring Egg Prices Put Pressure on Producers, Consumers

Prices have more than doubled over the past year.

January 11, 2023